 "Wyandank" during a boat expedition up Mattox Creek, March 17, 185.Participating with a boat crew in the clearing of Mattox Creek, L/man Anderson carried out his duties courageously in the face of a devastating fire which cut away half the oars, pierced the launch in many places and cut the barrel off a musket being fired at the enemy.Anderson left the U.S. Navy after his term of service expired and nothing is known of his post-war life.